Dogs and Documents
Position: 36°51’55.7″N 76°17’29.8″W “If you see two life forms, one of them’s making a poop, the other one’s carrying it for him, who would you assume was in charge?” – Jerry Seinfeld A while back I wrote a piece about …
Shorts 2 – The Alligator River
Position: 35°57’00.7″N 75°58’55.2″W After our quick beat down the east coast to the Chesapeake we spent a few more days in Norfolk, Virginia, than we’d have liked. Norfolk gave us a chance to pick up a couple of new crew …
The Thrilla in Manila – Redux
Position: 40°25’06″N 74°01’48″W Noise No one ever told me that cruising would be quite so noisy. I don’t mean the sound of the wind through the rigging. That’s well documented. Any number of authors from C.S Forster to Fredrick Marryat …
Video: City Island
Position: 40°50’44.2″N 73°47’09.3″W We’ve been dodging gales and battling cold weather over the past week. One lesson we learned is the winds in Long Island Sound turn to the northwest in late September making for difficult upwind work. We spent …
The Rocket’s Red Flare
Position: 41°39’03.8″N 71°15’32.7″W About a month ago we thought we’d join the Carib 1500, an offshore rally from Portsmouth, Virginia, to the British Virgin Islands. Our reckoning was it would be quick, we’d be in good company, and we were …
Subverting Bureaucracy
It’s not clear to me why people’s attitudes towards bureaucracy generally aren’t more like the gun lobby’s: “Dang it! Why shouldn’t I be able to drive a car as fast as it will go? Or walk my pet alligator onto …
The Halifax Explosion
When I lived in downtown Portland for a bit I was struck by how many young people simply walked off the sidewalk and into the street without looking first. Just walked out blindly. Expecting cars to stop for them. I’d …
Photos: Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard
Edgartown is notorious for all the wrong reasons. Long before the Kennedys, Edgartown was and remains a quaint place for sea captains to hang their caps. Today its core is boutique hotels, t-shirt emporiums, and chichi restaurants – much like …
Waiting for the Electrician (or Someone Like Him)
Position: 41°42’26.3″N 70°45’29.6″W Aleta’s been a bit reluctant to start recently. I am certain it is related to an electrical problem that we have had since we bought her: the notorious ‘wacky tachy’. The tachometer, as you know, is connected …